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difi

A Git diff TUI with Neovim integration (written in Go)

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HN · launched Feb 3, 2026 · 46 upvotes (top 20%) · 0 views

Niche: git management and workflow tools · 221 launches, 10 in the last 7 days ▼ -23% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags

  • Horizontal
  • Dev tools
  • Developer
  • Not AI
  • Hobby / open-source project

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Could you build this?

Yes A terminal UI for Git diffs with Neovim integration can be readily built in Go using established TUI libraries like Bubble Tea or tcell alongside standard Git CLI execution.

Discussion

20 comments analyzed.

Competitors mentioned: lazygit, gh-dash, diffview.nvim, fugitive, delta

Concerns raised: More complex than claimed once you need features beyond basic git diff, Requires nvim, not compatible with vim, Unclear how it simplifies workflow compared to existing tools like lazygit

Feature requests: Side-by-side diff view, View unstaged file changes, Local changes mode for pre-commit checks, Integration with delta for formatted output, Integration with diffview and codediff for beautiful side-by-side mode

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 1180 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #222 of 1181 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 95 days after the earliest competitor.

  • worky.nvim · github · 2026-09-15 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.73
  • MyGitDiff · github · 2026-09-10 · 7 upvotes · similarity 0.65
  • viff · github · 2026-11-04 · 84 upvotes · similarity 0.64
  • peek · github · 2026-10-24 · 66 upvotes · similarity 0.63
  • gitcraft · github · 2026-10-27 · 35 upvotes · similarity 0.61
  • livediff · github · 2026-09-15 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.60
  • Pgit · hn · 2026-03-17 · 126 upvotes · similarity 0.59
  • vrai · github · 2026-10-13 · 24 upvotes · similarity 0.59

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